How do we know when the next full moon is? While a full moon calendar comes in handy, learning the moon phases will help ... you happen to live in the Southern Hemisphere, heads up – those ...

The next full moon will be on Saturday, April 12. It will officially reach its full moon phase at 8:22 p.m. EDT (0022 GMT April 13), but local moonrise times vary depending on location.

The top half of the Earth we call the northern hemisphere, and the bottom half we call the southern hemisphere ... shapes of Moon in the sky. These are called the Moon's phases.

The full moon has passed. (If you happen to live in the Southern Hemisphere, heads up – those sides will be reversed.) Now that we're oriented, let's take a closer look at each phase.